separating paragraphs

BeccaPrice · 01-31-2012, 08:49 PM

having recently survived (and triumphed!) over some plugboards and user defined columns, I now want to go into the domain of modifying the books themselves.

I have a drm-free mobi book where the paragraphs aren't really separated. There is a clear end to the paragraph, but the next paragraph starts on the next immediate line with no space between paragraphs, and no indents to mark the beginning of the next paragraph.

is there some setting that I can use to then re-convert the book to make there be a space between paragraphs? Since it's mobi, I can't go in and edit the css the way I could with an epub (and I don't know how to do that yet anyway, although that's on the list of things for me to learn). I'm sure there's some setting in calibre that I can use, but I'm too chicken to go in and experiment without knowing more what I'm doing.

Can anyone give me some directions on this? Thanks!

speakingtohe · 01-31-2012, 09:00 PM

First, as long as you have another copy of the book you can't permanently hurt anything.
One must experiment to learn.
There is a setting under look and feel to add space between paragraphs
Helen

alansplace · 01-31-2012, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

having recently survived (and triumphed!) over some plugboards and user defined columns, I now want to go into the domain of modifying the books themselves.

I have a drm-free mobi book where the paragraphs aren't really separated. There is a clear end to the paragraph, but the next paragraph starts on the next immediate line with no space between paragraphs, and no indents to mark the beginning of the next paragraph.

is there some setting that I can use to then re-convert the book to make there be a space between paragraphs? Since it's mobi, I can't go in and edit the css the way I could with an epub (and I don't know how to do that yet anyway, although that's on the list of things for me to learn). I'm sure there's some setting in calibre that I can use, but I'm too chicken to go in and experiment without knowing more what I'm doing.

Can anyone give me some directions on this? Thanks!

Preferences -> Output Options -> MOBI Output

Play with the settings here till you get the output you want.

BeccaPrice · 01-31-2012, 09:08 PM

I found it - I did it - it worked!

I love, love, love this program.

01-31-2012, 08:49 PM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	separating paragraphs having recently survived (and triumphed!) over some plugboards and user defined columns, I now want to go into the domain of modifying the books themselves. I have a drm-free mobi book where the paragraphs aren't really separated. There is a clear end to the paragraph, but the next paragraph starts on the next immediate line with no space between paragraphs, and no indents to mark the beginning of the next paragraph. is there some setting that I can use to then re-convert the book to make there be a space between paragraphs? Since it's mobi, I can't go in and edit the css the way I could with an epub (and I don't know how to do that yet anyway, although that's on the list of things for me to learn). I'm sure there's some setting in calibre that I can use, but I'm too chicken to go in and experiment without knowing more what I'm doing. Can anyone give me some directions on this? Thanks!

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speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	First, as long as you have another copy of the book you can't permanently hurt anything. One must experiment to learn. There is a setting under look and feel to add space between paragraphs Helen

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BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I found it - I did it - it worked! I love, love, love this program.

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